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Cryptography, Network Security, and Cyber Laws

Author(s): Bernard L. Menezes | Ravinder Kumar

ISBN: 9789386858948

Edition: 1^st

₹575

Binding: Paperback

Imprint : CL India

Pages: 520

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Hardly a month passes without a news splash on cyber security—be it a new virus strain, botnets, denial of service, or a high-profile break-in. Security was once the preserve of the military and, more recently, of banks. Today, awareness of security policy and practices has moved to the homes and offices of people at large. We are more dependent on the Internet than ever before—for banking, e-trading, e-commerce, and more. All of a sudden it seems like identity theft, phishing attacks, and spyware are everyone's concerns. Indeed, given the stakes involved, it is hardly surprising that many corporations worldwide have increased their spending on IT security over the last ten years.

Risk analysis, security policy and management, compliance, etc., all come under the purview of security. This book, Cryptography, Network Security, and Cyber Laws, is principally about providing and understanding technological solutions to security. It is about the underlying vulnerabilities in systems, services, and communication protocols. It is about their exploitation and methods to defend against them.

Written in a lucid and easy-to-understand language.
Comprehensively covers all the key areas of network security.
Provides a mix of fundamental concepts together with practical aspects of security.
Each chapter is interspersed with a large number of figures, tables, and examples that complement the text.
Sufficient number of objective-type questions and exercises that enable students to gauge the depth of their understanding of the subject material.

1. Introduction

2. Computer Networking Primer

3. Mathematical Background for Cryptography

4. Basics of Cryptography

5. Secret Key Cryptography

6. Public Key Cryptography and RSA

7. Cryptographic Hash

8. Discrete Logarithm and its Applications

9. Elliptic Curve Cryptography and Advanced Encryption Standard

10. Key Management

11. Authentication–I

12. Authentication–II

13. IPSec—Security at the Network Layer

14. Security at the Transport Layer

15. IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Security

16. Cellphone Security

17. Non-Cryptographic Protocol Vulnerabilities

18. Software Vulnerabilities

19. Viruses, Worms, and Other Malware

20. Access Control in the Operating System

21. Firewalls

22. Intrusion Prevention and Detection

23. RFIDs and E-Passports

24. Electronic Payment

25. Web Services Security

26. Internet Law and Cyber Crimes

27. The Information Technology Act, 2000

Bernard L. Menezes

Bernard L. Menezes earned a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in Electrical and Computer Engineering and has been a professor for over 22 years. He was a faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies at the University of Maryland at College Park. He was also a faculty member in Mumbai University and also a visiting faculty member at the University of Mexico, Albuquerque. He is currently professor in the Department of Computer Science at IIT Bombay. He has taught over 13 courses in Computer Science/Information Technology and supervised over 50 MS/M.Tech./PhD students across five continents. He has published widely in national and international workshops, conferences, and journals including IEEE Transactions on Computers, the IEEE Transactions on Reliability, and the International Journal of Parallel Computing. Besides network security and cryptography, his research interests include parallel computing, smart E-business and forecasting.

Ravinder Kumar

Ravinder Kumar is Professor at the Department of Commerce and Business Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (a Central University), New Delhi. A doctorate in Human Resource Management, Dr Kumar has 21 years of teaching and postdoctoral research experience at the university level. He has worked as an Associate Professor at Skyline College, Sharjah (UAE). He has also been associated as a visiting faculty with The Indian Law Institute—a Deemed University, Delhi, and The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. Over the years, working in the area of business and corporate laws, he has authored books and published numerous researches in reputed journals. He has produced six PhDs in the areas of Human Resources Management and Finance.